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Howard family collection
John Gideon Haskell papers
Typescript (carbon copy) of "The Haskell Family of Weathersfield, Vermont, 1787-1933, compiled by John Gideon Haskell," and typescript (transcript, carbon copy) of the "Will of Roger Haskell of Beverly, [1667], copied from the original on file in Essex County Probate Office."
List of settler deaths in Douglas County, Kansas
List of deaths by month. Some entries include age or year of birth, where born, and how long the pioneer lived in Douglas County, Kansas.
Martha Peterson papers
Mildred P. Reid Mounger papers
The papers of Mildred P. Reid Mounger are those of a Kansas native who, through the Capital Household Technicians and Topeka Household Technicians both of which she began, worked to better conditions for household workers.
Notes on the genealogy of the Chaplyn/Chaplin and Grover families of England
This volume contains a compilation in several hands of items related to the genealogy and history of the Chaplyn or Chaplin and Grover families of England, covering the 15th or 16th through 19th centuries. George Edward Grover is associated with the volume but may not have been the compiler, merely instead used as a source.
Our trip West
This photocopied typescript is a 93-page account of an automobile trip to California by William L. Hastie and his wife Anna of Lawrence (Douglas County), Kansas. Hastie's account, which begins with their September 1937 departure and ends with their February 1938 return to Lawrence, includes details of visits with many family members and acquaintances along the way.
Papers of John G. Stutz
This collection reflects John G. Stutz's work with the Kansas Emergency Relief Committee during the Great Depression, as well as his involvement with the League of Kansas Municipalities, National League of Cities, and the International City Management Association. The collection also includes a variety of material from Stutz's personal life and his interest in genealogy.
Personal papers of Nellie Barnes
Powrie V. Doctor papers
Map of the Scotch Plains settlement in Republic County, Kansas, family tree showing the descendents of A. C. Doctor, and an obituary (photocopy) of Powrie Doctor's father, Alexander Chalmers Doctor.
Priestly family papers
William Priestly and his wife, Ellen, settled in Lawrence, Kansas area in the early 1870s; together they had nine children. This collection contains family correspondence from 1890-1920, and some personal records, including Civil War quartermaster reports filed by William Priestly.
Proven ancestry of John Edwin Darby and Charlotte Amelia Bremerman
Proven ancestory of John Edwin Darby and Charlotte Amelia Bremerman. A supplement to John Edwin Darby, his descendants, and known ancestors. Manhattan, Kansas, 1967.
Roark family papers
This collection contains correspondence, vital records and other genealogical data, census reports, and county and family histories pertaining to the family of Doris (Neal) Roark. The collection chiefly consists of genealogical records and research material on ancestors in the Roark family line and other family branches dating back to the late 18th century.
Robinson-Clapp family archives
Samuel Hunt Davis autobiography
Notebook containing an autobiography, dated July 2, 1931, with a biographical sketch of Homer Winslow Davis, an autobiographical sketch of Emma Stubbs Davis, and a history of the Hesper monthly meeting dating from circa 1955. Clippings (including obituaries), annotated map of New Orleans and vicinity, a family genealogy, and two pieces of correspondence accompany manuscript.
"These Were People of Mercy" Stoner family genealogy
Family genealogy starting from the eight paternal grandparents of Kenneth Lee Stoner and his wife, Ruth Ann Shahan. Volume includes an introduction and eight chapters, one for each grandparent. The families immigrated to the United States from Switzerland, England, Ireland, and Denmark in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
What we've found about the Archibalds
Includes biography of John Christie Archibald who was among the first party of settlers to arrive in Lawrence.